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A review by mweis
Marvelous by Molly Greeley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.
I found the writing too distant to care about the characters, and despite the floweriness of the writing the setting and atmosphere felt bland and not very 1500s.
Also felt squeamish by the way some of the negative parts of life back then were left unchallenged by the text (“court oddities”, marital rape, etc.). Though they might be challenged later, nothing in the plot left me feeling compelled to get there.
Also felt squeamish by the way some of the negative parts of life back then were left unchallenged by the text (“court oddities”, marital rape, etc.). Though they might be challenged later, nothing in the plot left me feeling compelled to get there.